#16 famous people were born in Middleton from 1863 to 1990
At the top of the list is the American photographer Pauline Kruger Hamilton, covered in 6 languages. Aaron Hohlbein is second and Nick Toon third. Since 1970, 3 were born, the most of any period. For every 10,000 residents the town has 8.8, while at least half the towns in Wisconsin list nobody born there.
What stands out about Middleton’s famous people
When Middleton’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1860s than in any other decade: 2.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Born in Middleton
Athletes take two of the three places.
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#3What Middleton is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 1.4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Middleton
Another 3, the earliest born in 1863.



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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Madison’s, at 35 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Middleton and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (6)
- Pauline Kruger Hamilton: Pauline Kruger Hamilton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Toon: AndyLindgren, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rose Schuster Taylor: No photographer credited., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jon Erpenbach: WisPolitics.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Groy: U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Campbell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Bardeen: Nobel foundation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
